Cleanup pass.

Geoffrey Challen
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abstract.tex
introduction.tex
maybe.tex
 \begin{abstract}
 One of the reasons programming mobile systems is so hard is the wide variety
-of environments a typical app encounters at runtime. In many cases, only
-post-deployment user testing can determine the right algorithm to use, the
-rate at which something should happen, or when an app should attempt to
-conserve energy. Programmers should not be forced to make these choices at
+of environments a typical app encounters at runtime. As a result, in many
+cases only post-deployment user testing can determine the right algorithm to
+use, the rate at which something should happen, or when an app should attempt
+to conserve energy. Programmers should not be forced to make these choices at
 development time. Unfortunately, languages leave no way for programmers to
 express and structure uncertainty about runtime conditions, forcing them to
-adopt fragile ad-hoc solutions.
+adopt ineffective or fragile ad-hoc solutions.
 \sloppypar{We introduce a new approach based on \textit{structured uncertainty}
-through a new language construct: The \texttt{maybe} statement.
+through a new language construct: the \texttt{maybe} statement.
 \texttt{maybe} statements allow programmers to defer choices about app
 behavior that cannot be made at development time, while providing enough
 structure to allow a system to later adaptively choose from multiple
 alternatives. Eliminating the uncertainty introduced by \texttt{maybe}
-statements can be done in a large variety of ways: Through simulation, split
+statements can be done in a large variety of ways: through simulation, split
 testing, user configuration, temporal adaptation, or machine learning
 techniques, depending on the type of adaptation appropriate for each
 situation. Our paper motivates the \texttt{maybe} statement, presents its
@@ -88,11 +88,14 @@ maybe {
 // Don't attempt to save energy
 }
 \end{minted}
+
 \vspace*{-0.2in}
-\caption{\textbf{Example use of the \texttt{maybe} statement.} }
+\caption{\textbf{Example Use of the \texttt{maybe} Statement.} }
 \label{fig-example-maybe}
+\vspace*{-0.2in}
+
 \end{figure}
 In this paper, we focus on the challenge of providing developers with
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ maybe {
 } or {
 ret = slowPowerEfficientAlgorithm(input);
 choice = SLOW;
-} better {
+} analyze {
 return { "repeat": false,
 "score" : nanoTime() + powerDrain() }
 }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ else { cleanUpAfterSlowAlg(ret); }
 \vspace*{-0.2in}
-\caption{\textbf{More examples of \texttt{maybe} statements.}}
+\caption{\textbf{More Examples of \texttt{maybe} Statements.}}
 \label{fig-maybeexamples}